'It almost brought me to tears': Teens surprise special-needs student with new shoes
Somerset High School student JR Gilbert wears size 10 shoes, but is a size 13. Students at the high school chipped in to buy the teen sneakers, in a video that has since gone viral. (Somerset Independent School District) Sal Solis was sitting in his second-period class earlier this month, looking at shoes on his phone, he said. That’s when JR Gilbert, a special-needs student at Somerset High School, took notice. JR Gilbert, and his new shoes. (Photo courtesy of Lydia Hernandez) “He to..>> view originalWalker cites 'checks and balances' over Muslim travel concerns - Channel3000.com - WISC
Getty More Political News MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker continues to disagree with President-elect Donald Trump about a proposed ban on Muslim travel to the United States.Trump today told reporters "you know my plans" when asked whether he was reevaluating plans to ban Muslim travel to America.In an interview with News 3 Wednesday, Walker said he was more interested in focusing on immigration from countries with known terrorist ties. He asked Trump Tuesday for more control ..>> view originalMiss. black church fire was called a hate crime. Now parishioner has been arrested for it.
“Vote Trump” is spray painted on the side of the fire damaged Hopewell M.B. Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., in November. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP) When the historic black church in Greenville, Miss., first burned last month, many, including the city mayor, speculated that the intentionally lit fire was a hate crime. It was a particularly tense time in America, just a week before the bitterly divisive 2016 presidential election came to a close. Then-candidate and now President-elect Donald T..>> view originalFBI searches second property of retired NY cop after bodies found
USA Today Network Jonathan Bandler and Matt Spillane, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News 8:11 a.m. EST December 22, 2016 State police and FBI agents searched properties owned by former Briarcliff police officer Nicholas Tartaglione in Otisville and Crawford, N.Y. Dec. 21, 2106. Frank Becerra Jr./Lohud New York state police investigators continue their work around the Otisville, N.Y., home on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Police found four bodies on the property Tuesday, ..>> view originalPolitics|Kellyanne Conway, 'Trump Whisperer,' Will Be Counselor to President
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Kellyanne Conway, the Republican pollster and strategist who helped guide President-elect Donald J. Trump to victory in November, will be appointed counselor to the president, becoming the highest-ranking woman in his White House, the transition team announced early Thursday.Ms. Conway, who took over as campaign manager in August, shortly after Mr. Trump clinched the Republican nomination, guided her candidate through a brutal and divisive campaign, often appearing on te..>> view originalThe Democratic Party's future could be on the line in 7 hugely important governor's races
Republicans control government at nearly all levels — from the presidency to Congress to their historic domination of governorships and state legislatures. And a big reason they've monopolized the U.S. House and state legislatures this entire decade is that, in much of the country, they drew the maps. Which leaves Democrats with a real chicken-and-egg dilemma: To redraw those maps more favorably for themselves, they first must win the races that allow them to be at the table when the lines are ..>> view originalNorth Carolina Fails to Repeal Bathroom Law That Prompted Boycotts
The fallout from the law, which the General Assembly passed in March, has been impossible to miss. The National College Athletic Association stripped North Carolina of its right to host seven championship events this academic year. The Atlantic Coast Conference pulled its football championship from Charlotte, and major companies, including PayPal, abandoned or paused plans to expand in the state. Cultural figures like Bruce Springsteen and Ringo Starr canceled concerts, and the United States De..>> view original'Tell them to go back where they belong': JC Penney customer's racist tirade caught on video
A video of a woman yelling racial slurs at a Hispanic woman while standing in line at a store in Louisville has gone viral. (Facebook/Renee Buckner) The cellphone video shows a woman waiting for a cashier at a J.C. Penney store, shouting racist and discriminatory remarks at another customer who had apparently cut the line. In that moment, which was captured on camera at a store at Jefferson Mall in Louisville, the belligerent woman screamed at the accused line-cutter, who is apparently Hi..>> view originalObama helped bring back economy, restless voters chose Trump
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s first job as president: Piece together the shards of a shattered U.S. economy. It wasn’t smooth and it wasn’t fast, but Obama ultimately succeeded. The president will leave behind an economy far stronger than the one he inherited. Unemployment is 4.6 percent, a nine-year low. Stocks keep ascending to new highs. An additional 20.2 million Americans have health insurance coverage. The nation has shifted toward cleaner energy sources: natural gas, wind and solar. But th..>> view originalPolice: Man fatally stabs stepmom 'gloating' about Cowboys' win over Buccaneers
626 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutPolice: Man fatally stabs stepmom 'gloating' about Cowboys' win over BuccaneersDetectives say the man believed his stepmom was disrespecting his father.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Police: Man fatally stabs stepmom 'gloating' about Cowboys' win over Buccaneers Associated..>> view original
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